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Joint Commission Announces Plans to Expand Heart Failure Certification Program
The Joint Commission has announced it has plans to expand its Heart Failure Advanced Certification Program. The...
Joint Commission Updates Sentinel Event Statistics
The Joint Commission has investigated 6,782 of the sentinel events reported from January 1995 through March 31, 2010. A...
Joint Commission Engineer: Test Your Utility Contingencies
A Joint Commission official is warning hospitals to double-check contingency plans they have in place for utility...
Nurse Staffing Effectiveness in 2010: The Interim Standards
Originally introduced by The Joint Commission in July 2002, staffing effectiveness is the appropriate level of nurse...
New Survey Terminology Cropping up in Joint Commission Visits
The term "observed but corrected on-site" has been cropping up in survey terminology in recent site visits...
New Joint Commission Standard Defines Medical Interpreters
One of the most vital parts of providing adequate healthcare is the exchange of information between patient and...
Joint Commission Issues Interim Staffing Effectiveness Standards
The Joint Commission recently announced the approval of its interim staffing effectiveness standards for 2010. The new...
Hospitals Can Weigh in on Revised Joint Commission Standard
The Joint Commission recently asked hospitals to weigh in on the long disputed standard MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20...
Massachusetts General Hospital passes surprise inspection with high marks
Inspectors gave Massachusetts General Hospital high marks during a surprise inspection earlier this year, a difference...
NQF Honors Patient Safety and Quality Leaders
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum recently announced the 2009 winners of the John M. Eisenberg Patient...

Book: The Complete Guide to Transforming the Patient Experience
The patient experience impacts all areas of healthcare, including patient satisfaction, quality (as measured by...
Book: Orthopedics and Spine: Strategies for Superior Service Line Performance
This book is a must-have resource for any organization looking to enhance patient satisfaction, streamline operations...
Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Seminar: Service Line Strategies Virtual Workshop 2010
Webcast: Geriatrics Service Lines Strategies
As the aging population grows, healthcare organizations need to prepare for the financial stress this demographic will...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor’s Role in CDI: A Collaborative Approach for Success
This one-day seminar provides an in-depth session on the essential functions of the physician advisor and his or her...
Webcast: Cultivating Physician-Hospital Alignment in the ACO Era
The physician-hospital relationship has always been important but with reform, fortifying these partnerships is now an...
Audio Conference: Slash Your Readmission Rates
With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of...
Webcast: Tackle Physician Turnover Costs, Rev Up Recruitment
Physician turnover can cause millions to walk out your front door. Losing just one physician can mean a $1 million hit...
Continuing Education: The Physician Advisor's Role in CDI: San Diego, CA